Local Government Amendment Bill
2005
The object of this Bill is to amend the Local Government Act 1993 (the
principal Act):
(a) to enable a council to make an application to the Minister for
approval to
reduce the number of its councillors (within certain limits), and
Schedule 1 Amendment of Local Government Act 1993
Reduction in number of councillors
Schedule 1 [1] inserts proposed section 224A into the principal Act to enable the
Minister to approve a reduction in the number of councillors of a council if the
council applies for a reduction. Public notice must be given of the application and
submissions may be made to the council concerning it by interested members of the
public. An application for reduction may be made by a council only within the period
of 12 months after the commencement of the proposed section.
